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He is 91 and has a lot of literature under his belt. Read and written with passion and sublime mastery. It is not surprising, therefore, that Raffaele La Capria, one of the most significant authors of the second half of the Twentieth century, is an inspiration for other artists of today, young ones too.

Like the film director Paolo Sorrentino, who immediately after the victory at the Golden Globes with The Great Beauty, defined him the “guiding light” of his own literary background. Since then, indiscretions say that the life of the film’s protagonist, was inspired by that of La Capria, the “Neapolitan from Rome”.

And La Capria himself confirms the rumors, even though, he says, “I do not see all this resemblance”.

Now the capital is the protagonist of La Capria’s new book, La bellezza di Roma (Mondadori): an ironic and passionate portrait that brings to light its contradictions, the yearning for power, as well as its capacity of welcoming artists, ideas and personalities.